GORIZIA – ITALY
Model: DIVO H
Technology: S5
Date: July 2025
Client: Gorizia Community
Description:
Amid the green and renovated areas of Corso Verdi Gardens, in Gorizia, a SANO2 self-cleaning washroom has recently been installed. It is more than a simple public amenity: it represents a crucial tile in a wider urban regeneration mosaic which is transforming the whole city on the occasion of a historic event. The twin cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica, located on the border between Italy and Slovenia, have jointly been named European Capital of Culture 2025. This event has sparked several interventions of urban upgrades to supply modern and accessible services, well integrated both in urban and natural environment. The project involves administrations, architecture firms, companies and citizens in a widespread, participatory and future-focused redevelopment process. The Corso Verdi Public Gardens are one of the symbolic spaces of this transformation and they represent a gathering place as well as a crossroad between the historical city centre and the upper part of the city. The gardens’ restoration ‒ entrusted to the architectural firm Franchi+ASSOCIATI ‒ aims to return a vibrant, historically respectful public space to the community.
The installation of SANO2 public washroom is among the key projects conceived to reach this goal; the architects selected S5 self-cleaning technology, model DIVO H to meet the need for accessibility, continuous service and integration in the architectural and natural context.
At the basis of this intervention there is a strong focus on visual harmony and coherence with the environment. This public washroom features our London design, one of the most modern and refined aesthetic solutions of SANO2 range, completely customizable.
The painted galvanized sheet metal structure, with essential and contemporary lines, has been enriched with a laser cut based on the architects’ original design, which reproduces silhouettes of the leaves of plane tree, poplar and maple, along with other native trees from the park. During the day, these shapes create an elegant play of light and shadow. At night, the LED backlight illuminates them, transforming the facility into an evocative visual signal. The result is a public washroom which does not merely occupy space ‒ it also expresses it. A discreet yet recognisable presence, serving the community, active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
From a technical standpoint, this public washroom represents one of the most evolved solutions for hygiene in public areas. S5 technology envisages an automatic cleaning cycle less than a minute long, entrusted to SLEDTECH® system, together with SCRUBBER®, a suspended, mobile device, for floor drying. Occupancy detection is managed through electronic weight-sensitive floor sensors and infrared technology: safety for users is a fixed point among the SANO2 values.
The installation of this public washroom in Gorizia has a significance far beyond its primary function. In a historical moment when the city welcomes people from all over Europe, any design choice is indeed a message. In this particular case it is very clear: welcoming, liveable spaces are built through quality, accessible and stylistically integrated public services. The SANO2 public washroom in Gorizia is a living part of an evolved, inclusive and sustainable urban vision.
